Quentin Cheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Quentin Cheng
Personal information
Full name Quentin Cheng Jiun Ho[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 2
Youth career
Northern Tigers
Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 North Shore Mariners 2 (0)
2018 CCM Academy 25 (1)
2019 Sutherland Sharks 22 (0)
2020 Selangor II 11 (2)
2021 → Penang (loan) 22 (0)
2022– Selangor 52 (1)
International career‡
2019–2022 Malaysia U23 13 (1)
2021– Malaysia 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Men's football
Merdeka Cup
Runner-up 2023 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 January 2023

Quentin Cheng Jiun Ho (Chinese: 张骏和; pinyin: Zhāng Jùnhé, born 20 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team.

Early life

He was born to Chinese Malaysian parents in Sydney, Australia. His father, Ken, is from Johor, while his mother, Michelle, is from Perak.[2] The ancestral home of his family is Fujian, China. His father is a beloved mathematics teacher at Carlingford High School.

Club career

Northern Tigers

Cheng started his football career with the Northern Tigers in his younger years.

Manly United FC

He later moved on to Manly United FC in 2015 before signing with North Shore Mariners in 2016–17.

Central Coast Mariners

From there, he was selected in the NYL program and made the shift to Central Coast Mariners in the back end of 2017.

Sutherland Sharks

Following a year playing in the National Youth League, he caught the eye of scouts for Sutherland Sharks and played his 2019 season in Sutherland. This included a victory in the Grand Final of the PS4 U20's NPL 1 Competition. This caught the eye of recruiters in Malaysia, who were aware of his Malaysian heritage and invited him to the U23 Malaysia training camp to train with a squad. This process concluded in his selection for the 2019 Sea Games where he made his first appearance for the team and scored off the bench in the final group stage game.

Selangor

Selangor flagged their interest and signed him to their reserve team Selangor II for the 2020 season.[3][4]

Loan to Penang

Before the 2021 season, he signed for Penang in the Malaysian top flight for a 1-season loan terms.[5]

International career

In 2019, Quentin received his first call-up for the Malaysia under-23 team after being named in the final 20-man squad for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[6]

On 23 September 2021, Quentin received his first call-up to the senior national team, for central training and friendly matches against Jordan and Uzbekistan.[7] He debuted for Malaysia in a friendly 4–0 loss to Jordan on 6 October 2021.[8]

Honours

Selangor

References

  1. ^ "Quentin Cheng". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Selangor FA's Quentin Cheng reveals Malaysia Super League obsession, connection to Brendan Gan | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ Dito (11 February 2020). "Pemain Kacukan, Quentin Cheng Sertai Pasukan Selangor". VocketFC. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Quentin Cheng reveals Super League obsession, connection to Brendan Gan". goal.com.
  5. ^ "After Malaysia Cup disappointment, Quentin looks for chance to shine with Penang". goal.com.
  6. ^ Farah Azharie (24 November 2019). "Quentin on a quest with national football team". New Straits Times. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Senarai 24 pemain ke kem latihan pusat skuad Harimau Malaya". Football Association of Malaysia. 23 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Match Report of Jordan vs Malaysia – 2021-10-06 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.